Mysore/Mysuru: In the latest incident of online fraud in the city, three persons have together lost Rs. 76,699 to online fraudsters in three separate incidents reported from different parts of the city.
In the first incident, K.B. Salim Mallik, 30, a resident of Veene Seshanna Road lost Rs. 26,999 to an online vehicle buying and selling fraud. Salim, who wanted to buy a motorbike, saw an advertisement in OLX online trading and called two numbers 9432519517 and 9395238768, when the person at the other end replied that he was an Army man and wanted to sell his bike. The man, later asked Salim to WhatsApp his Aadhaar card details and a photograph, which he did. He also got Rs. 26,999 transferred to his name. But subsequent calls to the said mobile phone numbers went without replies. Salim, who felt cheated, lodged a complaint at CEN Police Station.
